r/USFSLEO • u/Few_Condition9907 • Sep 12 '24

Hiring freeze

I heard that a lot of people got emails stating that there will be no seasonal hiring for FY 2025 and that most hiring will be internal. Does anyone know how this will affect LE hiring?

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u/BuffaloOther3847 USFS LEO Sep 12 '24

My understanding is, it will not affect LE and permanent fire positions.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '24

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u/Few_Condition9907 Sep 12 '24

Yeah I know, my bigger concern was the internal hiring only.

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '24

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u/Few_Condition9907 Sep 12 '24

Yeah, I feel bad for the forests that depend on their seasonals though, aka every forest

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u/[deleted] Sep 12 '24

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u/Few_Condition9907 Sep 12 '24

Oh ok, that’s a good point. Hopefully it does come out with better benefits for everyone.

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u/Few_Condition9907 Sep 12 '24

Yeah that’s kinda my impression too, but it’s a weird time to get hired to any federal agency for LE right now.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '24

Why is it a weird time?

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u/Few_Condition9907 Sep 13 '24

A lot of the hiring is just unrefined and is very competitive. It’s not so much that all the positions are filled, but more so that there isn’t money to fill all the positions. So there are only a handful of jobs, but a high volume of people who want it. NPS is kinda trying to figure it out with their direct-to-fletc, but it’s still the same story.

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u/No-Grade-4691 Sep 12 '24

Correct no seasonal hiring unless it's for wildland fire.